10 notable wedding movie best men

Being a best man in real life is a big task. Being a best man in a movie just means you can be funny and say inappropriate things.

Sounds fun, right?

But is there anything we can learn from them? Here are the top 10 movie best men and some ideas of how to do it and how definitely not to…

1. Alex Eilhauer (The Five-Year Engagement)

In comedy movies, it’s commonplace for the best man to be a complete fool who thinks he’s funny when he’s really just embarrassing his friend. Case in point, Alex Eilhauer (played brilliantly by Chris Pratt) as he sings about his friend Tom’s (Jason Segal) ex-girlfriends to the tune of We Didn’t Start The Fire.

2. Syndey Fife (I Love You, Man)

Now it’s Jason Segal who can make a fool of his friend. He does make some embarrasing remarks in his speeches, but he also proves to be a really nice guy. Plus, he likes Rush.

3. Frozone (The Incredibles)

Can you imagine Samuel L Jackson giving your best man speech? He’s also handy for reminding you to take off your mask and hide your superhero identity.

4. Dave Veltri (The Wedding Singer)

Perhaps not the best man for giving speeches (he will tell you all that is wrong with you and how you overshadow him), but it’s always good to have a best man who isn’t afraid of his emotions.

5. Mark (Love Actually)

This is a man who will go to the ends of the earth to make your day special. He’ll throw incredible surprises, keep you on your toes, film and edit the whole thing to a movie-quality level and he’ll fall in love with your bride.

Actually, he’s a terrible best man…

6. Danny (I Give It A Year)

If you are going to cast an annoying and uncomfortable best man in a movie, you should always go to Stephen Merchant. Here is why:

7. Stifler (American Wedding)

And speaking of annoying and uncomfortable best men – is there any that are worse than Stifler (Sean William Scott)?

Bless him he is trying, but also pulls some bone head moves. Still, he redeems himself at the end.

8. Alan (The Hangover Part 2)

Let’s be honest – The Hangover movies are not funny and Alan is perhaps the least funny aspect of the series. However, he certainly knows how to deliver an embarrassing speech, which is really ideal for a movie best man.

9. Mitch and Beanie (Old School)

A couple of best friends making up your best men – one of whom has just broken up with his girlfriend, what could go wrong?

Having two best men can often help, as in this case, if one of them is going through a nasty break-up and you need the other guy to jump in and save the speech. Good going Beanie!

10. Charles (Four Weddings And A Funeral)

You’d have thought that foppish Charles (Hugh Grant at his foppish best) would be a complete disaster as a best man, and would give embarrasing speeches like the above lot. But, somehow, he pulls this one out of the bag and delivers a really decent speech.